Monday, June 30, 2008

Exhibited for the first time at bitforms gallery, Daniel Rozin's "Peg Mirror" comprises 650 circular wooden pieces that are cut on an angle. Casting shadows by twisting and rotating in unison, wooden pegs forming concentric circles surround a small central camera. The mirrored image produced in this work is activated by software authored by Rozin that processes video signals and breaks up imagery geometrically, seemingly pixel by pixel. The silently moving wood components in this piece flicker like jewels or coins in the spotlight, challenging our notions about what constitutes a "digital object".

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

"Hi there, my name is Ian Usher, and I have had enough of my life! I don't want it any more! You can have it if you like!No, I'm not contemplating suicide, I am going to sell my life!! I have my reasons, for further details click the "Why" tab below. However, I am still not sure whether this is inspired madness, complete foolishness, or just some sort of mid-life crisis.Whatever it is, it's all going up for sale in one big auction. Everything I have and everything I am.On the day it is all sold and settled I intend to walk out of my front door with my wallet in one pocket and my passport in the other, nothing else at all, and get on the train, with no idea where I am going or what the future holds for me."

Thursday, June 19, 2008

This prow-shaped mask with built-in snorkel and compass holder was invented by Calvin Gongwer and used by him in a recent 22-mile swim from Catalina Island to San Pedro Calif. He claims that the “speed mask” cuts drag by 35 percent. (Popular Science Magazine, Nov. 1968)

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Swiss photographer Matthias Willi captures the intimate moments of rock stars right after their running off stage. A series of photos entitled The Moment After The Show: Rockstars exposed.View full entry